# Accident 20170526006659A: Johnson John C GLASTAR, Concord, CA, May 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2017, 14:42 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9872° N, 122.0542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9872&lon=-122.0542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4579J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4579J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson John C GLASTAR (registry code 05631ED, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-john-c-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON JOHN C GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 161 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170526006659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CONCORD, CA (CCR)

AIRCRAFT N4579J, GLASTAR CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 19R LANDING OFF-AIRPORT IN AN INTERSECTION.  ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJOURIES (SCRATCHES TO HAND).  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA110), May 26, 2017: Johnson Glastar (N4579J), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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